[Determination of beta2-microglobulin in workers expposed to cadmium dust (author's transl)]

Abstract

In a factory where workers are exposed to inhalation of small cadmium oxide particles we have determined beta2microglobulin (beta2m) in serum and urine and at the same time cadmium in corresponding samples and also in the atmosphere of the workshop. The rise in urinary beta2m generally detected seems to be dependent upon two parameters : 1) the number of years spent in the factory ; and 2) the atmospheric Cadmium concentration.